Device, system and method of wireless communication

ABSTRACT

Briefly, according to embodiments of the invention, there is provided a wireless communication system and a method to receive by a base station from a first mobile station a first chain of data symbols transmitted by at least two antennas and having a first transmit diversity, to receive from a second mobile station a second chain of data symbols transmitted by at least two antennas and having a second transmit diversity. Both first and second chains of data symbols are transmitted from the first and second mobile stations at the same time, modulated according to an Orthogonal Frequency Division Multiplexing (OFDM) scheme and encoded by a space time block codes scheme.

CROSS REFERENCE TO RELATED APPLICATIONS

This application is a continuation of U.S. Pat. application Ser. No.13/163,711, filed Jun. 19, 2011 and entitled “Method and Apparatus ofSystem Scheduler”, which in turn is a continuation of U.S. Pat.application Ser. No. 12/613,122, filed Nov. 5, 2009 now U.S. Pat. No.8,072,941 and entitled “Method and Apparatus of System Scheduler”, whichin turn is a continuation of U.S. Pat. application Ser. No. 11/529,726,filed on Sept. 28, 2006 and entitled “METHOD AND APPARATUS OF SYSTEMSCHEDULER”, the entire disclosures of which applications areincorporated herein by reference

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION

Next generation cellular networks (e.g., Long Term Evolution (LTE)cellular systems) may provide higher data rate compared to current andprior wireless technologies. In order to achieve the higher data rate,different multiple input multiple output (MIMO) technologies may beused. In general, MIMO schemes may be characterized by differentfeatures. For example, MIMO using diversity schemes (e.g. Alamouti spacetime block codes, space time trellis\Turbo codes, and etc.) and MIMOusing multiplexing schemes.

Diversity schemes limit the over all channel variations in compare tosingle input single output (SISO) channel and effect the signal to noise(SNR) per link, thus improves the quality of service (QoS) of individuallinks. In multiplexing schemes the network scheduler assigns users toshare substantially the same Time\Frequency (T\F) resources andinterference is eliminated by receiver and/or transmitter (Rx\Tx)beam-forming techniques or by interference cancellation\suppression atthe receiver. In wireless systems which may operating according to thesediversity schemes, a user link may suffer larger variations in signal tonoise ratio (SNR) due to rapid variation of an interference. Thus, theQoS per link may be degraded.

BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS

The subject matter regarded as the invention is particularly pointed outand distinctly claimed in the concluding portion of the specification.The invention, however, both as to organization and method of operation,together with objects, features and advantages thereof, may best beunderstood by reference to the following detailed description when readwith the accompanied drawings in which:

FIG. 1 is a schematic illustration of a wireless communication systemaccording to exemplary embodiments of the present invention;

FIG. 2 is a schematic time symbol/frequency slots diagram of amultiplexing scheme in OFDM according to an exemplary embodiment of theinvention;

FIG. 3 is a schematic time symbol/frequency slots diagram of amultiplexing scheme in SC-FDMA according to another exemplary embodimentof the invention; and

FIGS. 4 and 5 are diagrams helpful to demonstrate a wirelesscommunication system performance according to embodiments of the presentinvention.

It will be appreciated that for simplicity and clarity of illustration,elements shown in the figures have not necessarily been drawn to scale.For example, the dimensions of some of the elements may be exaggeratedrelative to other elements for clarity. Further, where consideredappropriate, reference numerals may be repeated among the figures toindicate corresponding or analogous elements.

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION

In the following detailed description, numerous specific details are setforth in order to provide a thorough understanding of the invention.However it will be understood by those of ordinary skill in the art thatthe present invention may be practiced without these specific details.In other instances, well-known methods, procedures, components, andcircuits have not been described in detail so as not to obscure thepresent invention.

Some portions of the detailed description, which follow, are presentedin terms of algorithms and symbolic representations of operations ondata bits or binary digital signals within a computer memory. Thesealgorithmic descriptions and representations may be the techniques usedby those skilled in the data processing and signal processing arts toconvey the substance of their work to others skilled in the art.

Unless specifically stated otherwise, as apparent from the followingdiscussions, it is appreciated that throughout the specificationdiscussions utilizing terms such as “processing,” “computing,”“calculating,” “determining,” or the like, refer to the action and/orprocesses of a computer or computing system, or similar electroniccomputing device, that manipulate and/or transform data represented asphysical, such as electronic, quantities within the computing system'sregisters and/or memories into other data similarly represented asphysical quantities within the computing system's memories, registers orother such information storage, transmission or display devices. Inaddition, the term “plurality” may be used throughout the specificationto describe two or more components, devices, elements, parameters andthe like. For example, “plurality of mobile stations” describes two ormore mobile stations.

It should be understood that the present invention may be used in avariety of applications. Although the present invention is not limitedin this respect, the circuits and techniques disclosed herein may beused in many apparatuses such as transmitters and/or receivers of aradio system. Transmitters and/or receivers intended to be includedwithin the scope of the present invention may be included, by way ofexample only, within a wireless local area network (WLAN), two-way radiocommunication system, digital communication system, analog communicationsystem transmitters, cellular radiotelephone communication system, LTEcellular communication systems, metropolitan wireless local areacommunication systems (MWLAN) and the like.

Types of cellular radiotelephone communication system intended to bewithin the scope of the present invention include, although are notlimited to, Wideband Code Division Multiple Access (WCDMA), GlobalSystem for Mobile communication (GSM), General Packet Radio Service(GPRS), extended GPRS extended data rate for global evolution (EDGE),and the like.

Turning first to FIG. 1, a wireless communication system 100 inaccordance with an exemplary embodiment of the invention is shown.Although the scope of the present invention is not limited in thisrespect, wireless communication system may include at least one basestation (BS) 110 and mobile stations 120 and 140, if desired. In thisexemplary embodiment of the invention, MS 120 and MS 140 may have asimilar structure. Thus, only the structure and operation of one MS(e.g., MS 120) will be described in detail.

According to this exemplary embodiment of the invention, transmitter 130may include an information (INFO) source 132, a modulator (MOD) 134, anencoder 136 and antennas 137 and 139. MS 140 may include a transmitter141 and antennas 148 and 149. Transmitter 141 may include an information(INFO) source 142, a modulator (MOD) 144 and an encoder 146. BaseStation 110 may include a scheduler 112 and antennas 115 and 117.

Although the scope of the present invention is not limited in thisrespect, types of antennas that may be used with embodiments of thepresent invention (e.g., antennas 115, 117, 137, 139, 148 and 149) mayinclude an internal antenna, a dipole antenna, an omni-directionalantenna, a monopole antenna, an end fed antenna, a circularly polarizedantenna, a micro-strip antenna, a diversity antenna and the like.

According to embodiments of the present invention, Space DivisionMultiple Access (SDMA) scheme may be provided to enable plurality ofusers, for example MS 120 and 140, to share the substantially the sameTime-Frequency resources, if desired. According to the SDMA scheme,scheduler 112 of BS 110 is able to select at least one of the users(e.g., MS 120) suitable for multiplexing. Furthermore, scheduler 112 mayassign Time-Frequency resources and power control for the one or moreselected user.

According to other embodiment of the present invention, mobile stations120 and 140 may transmit space time block codes for example, Alamoutispace time block codes, according to a predetermined diversity scheme onsubstantially the same Time-Frequency resources and scheduler 112 mayschedule the transmission of substantially the same Time-Frequencyresources by both MS 120 and 140, if desired.

According to some exemplary embodiments of the present invention, thetransmitter is able to transmit at least two chains of data symbols toprovide transmit diversity. For example, the data of the selected usermay be encoded by Alamouti space time block code, if desired. TheAlamouti space time block code may be preformed over at least twotransmit antennas of the at least one selected user (e.g., a mobilestation). The at least two Alamouti space time block code instances maybe performed in coupled data symbols in time and/or sub-carriers infrequency.

For example, the transmission of the Alamouti space time codes byantennas 137 and 139 of MS 120 may be done at approximately the sametime. Antenna 137 may transmit the Alamouti space time codes at a firstfrequency and antenna 139 may transmit the Alamouti space time codes ata second frequency.

Embodiments of the present invention include a wireless communicationsystem wherein at least one of the first and second mobile stationsincludes an antenna and the transmission of the space time codes is doneusing the antenna.

Although the scope of the present invention is not limited in thisrespect, in some embodiments of the invention, information source mayinclude an application operated by a processor, if desired. For example,the application my generate data bits for transmission. Modulator 134may modulate the data bits, for example, according to OrthogonalFrequency Division Multiplexing (OFDM) scheme and/or according to aSingle Carrier—Frequency Division Multiple Access (SC-FDMA) scheme orthe like. Encoder 136 may encode modulated symbols, for example Z₁ andZ₂ which may be two symbols that designated for Alamoti encoding byspace time encoding scheme and/or by space frequency encoding scheme, ifdesired. Encoder 146 of MS 140 may encode X₁ and X₂ which may be twosymbols that designated for Alamoti encoding, if desired.

According to some exemplary embodiments of the invention, MS 120 maytransmit modulated symbols which may be denoted as Z¹=[Z₁−Z₂*] andZ²=[Z₂ Z₁] via antennas 137 and 139, respectively, to antennas 115 and117 of BS 110. Antenna 137 may transmit via a channel 160, which may bedenoted as g_(1,1), to antenna 115 of base station 110 and via channel162, which may be denoted as g_(2,1), to antenna 117 of base station110. Antenna 139 may transmit modulated symbols, which may be denoted asZ²=[Z₂ Z₁], via a channel 164, which may be denoted as g_(1,2), toantenna 115 of base station 110 and via channel 166, which may bedenoted as g_(2,2), to antenna 117 of base station 110. MS 140 maytransmit modulated symbols, which may be denoted as X¹=[X₁−X₂*] andX²=[X₂ X₁], via antennas 148 and 149, respectively, to antennas 115 and117 of BS 110. Antenna 148 may transmit modulated symbols via a channel168, which may be denoted as h_(1,1), to antenna 115 of base station110, via channel 170, which may be denoted as h_(2,1), to antenna 117 ofbase station 110. Antenna 149 may transmit modulated symbols via achannel 172, which may be denoted as h_(1,2), to antenna 115 of basestation 110 via channel 174, which may be denoted as h_(2,2), to antenna117 of base station 110.

Although the scope of the present invention is not limited to thisrespect, BS 110 may receive a summation of the multiplexed MS 120 and MS130 signals (passed through the channel media) as depicted in Equation1.

$\begin{matrix}{\begin{bmatrix}{r_{1}^{j} = {{h_{j,1}X_{1}} + {h_{j,2}X_{2}} + {g_{j,1}Z_{1}} + {g_{j,2}Z_{2}} + n_{1}^{j}}} \\{r_{2}^{j} = {{h_{j,1}X_{2}^{*}} + {h_{j,2}X_{1}^{*}} + {g_{j,1}Z_{2}^{*}} + {g_{j,2}Z_{1}^{*}} + n_{1}^{j}}}\end{bmatrix}.} & {{Equation}\mspace{14mu} 1}\end{matrix}$

BS 110 may perform Maximal Ratio Combining over the signals received byantennas 115 and 117, followed by ‘Alamouti’ decoding scheme for the 2multiplexed users (e.g., MS 120, 140), as shown in Equation 2.

$\begin{matrix}\left\{ \begin{matrix}{{\hat{X}}_{1} = {\sum\limits_{j = 1}^{Nrx}\left\lbrack {{h_{j,1}^{*}r_{1}} + {h_{j,2}r_{2}^{*}}} \right\rbrack}} \\{{\hat{X}}_{2} = {\sum\limits_{j = 1}^{Nrx}\left\lbrack {{h_{j,2}^{*}r_{1}} - {h_{j,1}r_{2}^{*}}} \right\rbrack}} \\{{\hat{Z}}_{1} = {\sum\limits_{j = 1}^{Nrx}\left\lbrack {{g_{j,1}^{*}r_{1}} + {g_{j,2}r_{2}^{*}}} \right\rbrack}} \\{{\hat{Z}}_{2} = {\sum\limits_{j = 1}^{Nrx}{\left\lbrack {{g_{j,2}^{*}r_{1}} - {g_{j,1}r_{2}^{*}}} \right\rbrack.}}}\end{matrix} \right. & {{Equation}\mspace{14mu} 2}\end{matrix}$Where,

X₁, X₂ may be the 2 symbols of User₁ (e.g., MS 120) designated forAlamouti encoding;

Z₁, Z₂ may be the 2 symbols of User₂ (e.g., MS 140) designated forAlamouti encoding; and

r₁ ^(j), r₂ ^(j) are the received signals at the j^(th) antenna at thebase, at the 1^(st) and 2^(nd) instances of the Alamouti encoding.

Furthermore, BS 110 decode the received signals according to Equation 3which depicts the BS 110 receiver metric for decoding a subset of 2symbols of 2 multiplexed users (e.g., MS 120 and MS 140) at eachAlamouti block code interval.

$\begin{matrix}\; & {{Equation}\mspace{14mu} 3} \\\left\{ \begin{matrix}{{\hat{X}}_{1} = {{\sum\limits_{i = 1}^{2}{\sum\limits_{j = 1}^{Nrx}\left\lbrack {{{h_{j,i}r_{1}}}^{2}X_{1}} \right\rbrack}} + {\sum\limits_{j = 1}^{Nrx}\begin{bmatrix}{{h_{j,1}^{*}n_{1}^{j}} +} \\{h_{j,2}n_{2}^{j^{*}}}\end{bmatrix}} + {\sum\limits_{j = 1}^{Nrx}\left\lbrack {\begin{pmatrix}{{h_{j,1}^{*}g_{j,1}^{j}} +} \\{h_{j,2}g_{j,2}^{j^{*}}}\end{pmatrix}Z_{1}} \right\rbrack} + {\sum\limits_{j = 1}^{Nrx}\left\lbrack {\begin{pmatrix}{{h_{j,1}^{*}g_{j,2}^{j}} -} \\{h_{j,2}g_{j,1}^{j^{*}}}\end{pmatrix}Z_{2}} \right\rbrack}}} \\{{\hat{X}}_{2} = {{\sum\limits_{i = 1}^{2}{\sum\limits_{j = 1}^{Nrx}\left\lbrack {{{h_{j,i}r_{1}}}^{2}X_{2}} \right\rbrack}} + {\sum\limits_{j = 1}^{Nrx}\begin{bmatrix}{{h_{j,2}^{*}n_{1}^{j}} -} \\{h_{j,1}n_{2}^{j^{*}}}\end{bmatrix}} + {\sum\limits_{j = 1}^{Nrx}\left\lbrack {\begin{pmatrix}{{h_{j,2}^{*}g_{j,1}^{j}} -} \\{h_{j,1}g_{j,2}^{j^{*}}}\end{pmatrix}Z_{1}} \right\rbrack} + {\sum\limits_{j = 1}^{Nrx}\left\lbrack {\begin{pmatrix}{{h_{j,2}^{*}g_{j,2}^{j}} +} \\{h_{j,1}g_{j,1}^{j^{*}}}\end{pmatrix}Z_{2}} \right\rbrack}}} \\{{\hat{Z}}_{1} = {{\sum\limits_{i = 1}^{2}{\sum\limits_{j = 1}^{Nrx}\left\lbrack {{{g_{j,i}r_{1}}}^{2}Z_{1}} \right\rbrack}} + {\sum\limits_{j = 1}^{Nrx}\begin{bmatrix}{{g_{j,1}^{*}n_{1}^{j}} +} \\{g_{j,2}n_{2}^{j^{*}}}\end{bmatrix}} + {\sum\limits_{j = 1}^{Nrx}\left\lbrack {\begin{pmatrix}{{g_{j,1}^{*}h_{j,1}^{j}} +} \\{g_{j,2}h_{j,2}^{j^{*}}}\end{pmatrix}X_{1}} \right\rbrack} + {\sum\limits_{j = 1}^{Nrx}\left\lbrack {\begin{pmatrix}{{g_{j,1}^{*}h_{j,2}^{j}} -} \\{g_{j,2}h_{j,1}^{j^{*}}}\end{pmatrix}X_{2}} \right\rbrack}}} \\{{\hat{Z}}_{2} = {{\sum\limits_{i = 1}^{2}{\sum\limits_{j = 1}^{Nrx}\left\lbrack {{{g_{j,i}r_{1}}}^{2}Z_{2}} \right\rbrack}} + {\sum\limits_{j = 1}^{Nrx}\begin{bmatrix}{{g_{j,2}^{*}n_{1}^{j}} -} \\{g_{j,1}n_{2}^{j^{*}}}\end{bmatrix}} + {\sum\limits_{j = 1}^{Nrx}\left\lbrack {\begin{pmatrix}{{g_{j,2}^{*}h_{j,1}^{j}} -} \\{g_{j,1}h_{j,2}^{j^{*}}}\end{pmatrix}X_{1}} \right\rbrack} + {\sum\limits_{j = 1}^{Nrx}{\left\lbrack {\begin{pmatrix}{{h_{j,2}^{*}h_{j,2}^{j}} +} \\{g_{j,1}h_{j,1}^{j^{*}}}\end{pmatrix}X_{2}} \right\rbrack.}}}}\end{matrix} \right. & \;\end{matrix}$

Equation 4 depicts a representation of vectors of Equation 3.

$\begin{matrix}{{\alpha = {\sum\limits_{i = 1}^{2}{\sum\limits_{j = 1}^{Nrx}\left\lbrack {{h_{j,i}r_{1}}}^{2} \right\rbrack}}}{\beta = {\sum\limits_{i = 1}^{2}{\sum\limits_{j = 1}^{Nrx}\left\lbrack \left( {{h_{j,1}^{*}g_{j,1}^{j}} + {h_{j,2}g_{j,2}^{j^{*}}}} \right) \right\rbrack}}}{\gamma = {\sum\limits_{i = 1}^{2}{\sum\limits_{j = 1}^{Nrx}\left\lbrack \left( {{h_{j,1}^{*}g_{j,2}^{j}} - {h_{j,2}g_{j,1}^{j^{*}}}} \right) \right\rbrack}}}{\xi = {\sum\limits_{i = 1}^{2}{\sum\limits_{j = 1}^{Nrx}\left\lbrack \left( {{g_{j,1}^{*}h_{j,2}^{j}} + {g_{j,2}h_{j,2}^{j^{*}}}} \right) \right\rbrack}}}{\rho = {\sum\limits_{i = 1}^{2}{\sum\limits_{j = 1}^{Nrx}\left\lbrack \left( {{g_{j,1}^{*}h_{j,2}^{j}} + {g_{j,2}h_{j,1}^{j^{*}}}} \right) \right\rbrack}}}{\delta = {\sum\limits_{i = 1}^{2}{\sum\limits_{j = 1}^{Nrx}{\left\lbrack {{g_{j,i}r_{1}}}^{2} \right\rbrack.}}}}} & {{Equation}\mspace{14mu} 4}\end{matrix}$

Equation 5 depicts the metric of equation 3, as a linear system, forwhich a solution could be obtained in various known in the art ways.

$\begin{matrix}{\begin{pmatrix}{\hat{X}}_{1} \\{\hat{X}}_{2} \\{\hat{Z}}_{1} \\{\hat{Z}}_{2}\end{pmatrix} = {{\underset{\underset{A}{︸}}{\begin{pmatrix}\alpha & 0 & \beta & \gamma \\0 & \alpha & {- \gamma^{*}} & \beta^{*} \\\xi & \rho & \delta & 0 \\{- \rho^{*}} & \xi^{*} & 0 & \delta\end{pmatrix}}\begin{pmatrix}X_{1} \\X_{2} \\Z_{1} \\Z_{2}\end{pmatrix}} + {\begin{pmatrix}{\overset{\sim}{n}}_{1} \\{\overset{\sim}{n}}_{2} \\{\overset{\sim}{n}}_{3} \\{\overset{\sim}{n}4}\end{pmatrix}.}}} & {{Equation}\mspace{14mu} 5}\end{matrix}$

According to some exemplary embodiments of the present invention, one ofthe possible solutions may be obtained according to linear Minimum MeanSquared Error (LMMSE) as depicted in Equation 5: W=(R_(nn)+AA′)⁻¹ Awhere, W is the linear MMSE and R_(nn) is the noise covariance matrix asdepicted in Equation 6 below. Other embodiments of the invention, mayinvolve successive interference cancellation techniques or Zero-Forcingcriteria, if desired.

$\begin{matrix}{R_{nn} = {\begin{bmatrix}h_{1,1}^{\prime} & h_{2,1}^{\prime} & h_{1,2} & h_{2,2} \\h_{1,2}^{\prime} & h_{2,2}^{\prime} & {- h_{1,1}^{\prime}} & {- h_{2,1}^{\prime}} \\g_{1,1}^{\prime} & g_{2,1}^{\prime} & g_{1,2} & g_{2,2} \\g_{1,2}^{\prime} & g_{2,2}^{\prime} & {- g_{1,1}^{\prime}} & g_{2,1}^{\prime}\end{bmatrix}*\begin{bmatrix}h_{1,1}^{\prime} & h_{2,1}^{\prime} & h_{1,2} & h_{2,2} \\h_{1,2}^{\prime} & h_{2,2}^{\prime} & {- h_{1,1}^{\prime}} & {- h_{2,1}^{\prime}} \\g_{1,1}^{\prime} & g_{2,1}^{\prime} & g_{1,2} & g_{2,2} \\g_{1,2}^{\prime} & g_{2,2}^{\prime} & {- g_{1,1}^{\prime}} & g_{2,1}^{\prime}\end{bmatrix}^{H}*{N_{0}.}}} & {{Equation}\mspace{14mu} 6}\end{matrix}$

Turning to FIG. 2, a schematic time symbol/frequency slots diagram 200of a multiplexing scheme in OFDM according to an exemplary embodiment ofthe invention is shown. Although the scope of the present invention isnot limited in this respect, in a presence of multi-path channel, a basestation (e.g., BS 110) may direct a mobile station having a singleantenna to transmit data symbols according to the Alamouti space timeblock codes in distinct sub-carriers 210 and 220. For example, themobile station may transmit the first symbol at frequency 210 and thesecond symbol at frequency 220. According to some embodiments of theinvention, frequencies 210 and 220 may be orthogonal frequencies and themobile station may transmit the Alamouti time space code by using anorthogonal frequency-division multiplexing transmission scheme, ifdesired.

Turning to FIG. 3, a schematic time symbol/frequency slots diagram 300of a multiplexing scheme in a Single Carrier—Frequency Division MultipleAccess (SC-FDMA) according to an exemplary embodiment of the inventionis shown. Although the scope of the present invention is not limited inthis respect, in a presence of multi-path channel, a base station (e.g.,BS 110) may direct a mobile station having a single antenna to transmitdata symbols according to the Alamouti space time block codes indistinct and separated in time sub-carriers 310 and 320. For example,the transmission of the Alamouti space time codes using the antenna isdone by transmitting a first symbol on sub-carrier frequency 310 and asecond symbol at sub-carrier frequency 320.

Turning to FIGS. 4 and 5 schematic diagrams of performance of thewireless communication system according to some exemplary embodiments ofthe invention is shown. Although the scope of the present invention isnot limited in this respect, FIGS. 4 and 5 illustrate the potentialsimulated gains of the multiplexing scheme according to some embodimentsof the invention, over diversity scheme and SDMA scheme, in both MMSEsolution and Successive Interference Cancellation (SIC) technologies.

For example, FIG. 4 shows two rates of two multiplex user in MMSE andSIC and FIG. 5 shows the overall system rates as the sum of the rates ofthe two multiplexed users. Both diagrams (e.g., FIGS. 4 and 5) show thatthe present invention may obtain the diversity gains for individuallinks and may benefit the large system capacity due to the usermultiplexing. The results shown in FIGS. 4 and 5 are for uncorrelatedsingle path channels.

While certain features of the invention have been illustrated anddescribed herein, many modifications, substitutions, changes, andequivalents will now occur to those skilled in the art. It is,therefore, to be understood that the appended claims are intended tocover all such modifications and changes as fall within the true spiritof the invention.

1. A mobile device configured to communicate in a cellular network, said mobile device comprising: at least one antenna; and a transmitter to communicate one or more block codes over a shared uplink in said cellular network according to a Single-Carrier Frequency Division Multiple Access (SC-FDMA) scheme by multiplexing the one or more block codes on an uplink slot resource grid including a plurality of consecutive sub-carriers in a frequency domain and a plurality of consecutive SC-FDMA symbols in a time-domain, wherein said transmitter is to transmit a first SC-FDMA symbols on a fist sub-carrier frequency, said a second SC-FDMA symbol on a second sub-carrier frequency.
 2. The mobile device of claim 1, wherein said uplink slot resource grid is assigned per said at least one antenna.
 3. The mobile device of claim 1, wherein said uplink slot resource grid includes uplink resources scheduled for said mobile device by a base station of said cellular network.
 4. The mobile device of claim 1, wherein said shared uplink is shared between said mobile device and another mobile device of said cellular network.
 5. The mobile device of claim 1, wherein said at least one antenna comprises a single antenna.
 6. The mobile device of claim 1, wherein said at least one antenna comprises a plurality of antennas.
 7. A cellular network comprising: a base station; and at least one mobile station including: at least one antenna; and a transmitter to communicate one or more block codes to said base station over a shared uplink in said cellular network according to a Single-Carrier Frequency Division Multiple Access (SC-FDMA) scheme by multiplexing the one or more block codes on an uplink slot resource grid including a plurality of consecutive sub-carriers in a frequency domain and a plurality of consecutive SC-FDMA symbols in a time-domain, wherein said transmitter is to transmit a first SC-FDMA symbol on a first sub-carrier frequency, and a second SC- FDMA symbol on a second sub-carrier frequency.
 8. The cellular network of claim 7, wherein said uplink slot resource grid is assigned per said at least one antenna.
 9. The cellular network of claim 7, wherein said uplink slot resource grid includes uplink resources scheduled for said mobile device by said base station.
 10. The cellular network of claim 7, wherein said uplink is shared between said mobile device and another mobile device of said cellular network.
 11. The cellular network of claim 7, wherein said at least one antenna comprises a single antenna.
 12. The cellular network of claim 7, wherein said at least one antenna comprises a plurality of antennas.
 13. A method of communicating in a cellular network, said method comprising: multiplexing one or more block codes on an uplink slot resource grid including a plurality of consecutive sub-carriers in a frequency domain and a plurality of consecutive Single-Carrier Frequency Division Multiple Access (SC-FDMA) symbols in a time-domain; and transmitting the one or more block codes over a shared uplink in said cellular network via at least one antenna, wherein said transmitting comprises transmitting a first SC-FDMA symbol on a first sub-carrier frequency, and a second SC-FDMA symbol on a second sub-carrier frequency.
 14. The method of claim 13, wherein said uplink slot resource grid is assigned per said at least one antenna.
 15. The method of claim 13, wherein said uplink slot resource grid includes uplink resources sheduled for said mobile device by a base station of said cellular network.
 16. The method of claim 13, wherein said at least one antenna comprises a single antenna.
 17. The method of claim 13, wherein said at least one antenna comprises a plurality of antennas. 